naonúr

Irish

naonúr

Alternative forms

• naonbhar, naonmhar

Etymology

From Old Irish nónbar.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /n̪ˠeːˈn̪ˠuːɾˠ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠiːnˠuːɾˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̪ˠʌnˠuɾˠ/, /ˈn̪ˠɨ̞nˠuɾˠ/

Noun

naonúr m (genitive singular naonúir, nominative plural naonúir) (triggers no mutation)

1. a group of nine people

   Tá naonúr breithiúna sa chúirt. ― There are nine judges in the court.

Usage notes

• Generally used with the genitive plural when referring to human beings; also sometimes used with other nouns, especially if the things they denote are being personified.

Declension

Declension of naonúr (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative naonúr naonúir vocative a naonúir a naonúra genitive naonúir naonúr dative naonúr naonúir forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an naonúr na naonúir genitive an naonúir na naonúr dative leis an naonúr don naonúr leis na naonúir

Related terms

• naoi (“nine”) (non-personal)

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “naonúr”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “naonúr”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “naonúr”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024
• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “nónbor”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Dinneen, Patrick S. (1904) “naonḃar”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 1st edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 508